Aluminum wardrobe trunk



Feb. 12, 1929.

E. MGCUTCHEON ALUMINUM WARDROBE- TRUNK Original Filed Aug. 15, 1924 z5 11 Z F I NVENTOR (gva, Jfcucfzeon.'

ATTORNEY i m- Vllll y Il ml Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

SATES 'EVA MCCUTCHEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.

ALUMINUM WARDROBE TRUNK.

Application filed August 15, 1924:, Serel No. 732,154. Renewed November 19, 1928.

This: invention releies generally to trunks, boring more particule reference to a trunk of xhe type generally known Wardrobe lurks, the invention having for an object he provisicm oi a .novel and improved. bruni: of gggrent durubiliv. u 'further objecirelating if inc division of the trunk iu'o drawer# or vompurlmeofe :separare/d from. one :mother iu :z marmer to prevent irensmissiou o cci denial. hre from one compzrimeul to other, and having further a novel form oi Secret compartment.

For iur'her comprehension of the iiive-- tion, und oil the obje'cs and 'Loges thereof, reference will be had to Jdie followiug description and accmnpaiiyiug drawings, zuid to the appended cioiii in which the various; novel features of the inveiiion ere more purticulmly forth.

Fig. l oi ihe drawing face View oi? my improved truuk with the cover thrown beck.

Fig. 2 a par@ side View :lod part longitudinal eeei'iouail View taken on the line 2 of Fig. l.

Figi'. 3

is u loiigiiudinel seccional view oft of Figi'. 2.

, 'fle Walle l2, iaheee Wells being of .Suid sich? thickness io enable the tr i io stond iouggh ueugge duringl handling; in iruioepolii #lou from one A"luce o uuoher. The cover hiugjml to he body by menus: of ino hie` und comnsve he top l5 :md he (ii-poum hlf 'iuuge 1G.

n he body oiE 'jhe truuk i provide u nu Y f of draw@ AS here shown there ,o lurggge du fue 17 which exicud the 'full ivdizh ,of the jruuk, and three eu'ioller drm-.fers off vrl'iich one, iiuiiceted Speariiiculiy ul; 18r9 ie iiho saune depth es ihe larger drawers while the other Wo, indicated specifically et 19 ure arranged et one Side of lie drawer i8 und of o combined depth equal to that of the drawer 18. The various drawers may be seperated by the usual members 20 oil which 'hcy :ire slidohly mounted, and us Will he uudereiood, are arranged to open toward ihe from; of the truuk, the-t iev to soy, Jche top oi he runk when the luier is lying Het7 and are shown es provided with the usuel knobs. To provide a secret comparment for jewelry or other valuables the drawer 18 is "iohif angles lo Fig. l and taken eri the line spaced a slight distance from J@he (Ldjeceut end, which end conetitutes the top of the truuk when the latter is ou end in posi-ioii acting' ne u \v:ufdrobe ibis distance being;` con Siderobly leso than the depth oi die ('iruwer so is to iui to attract notice, u pdriioir t coeiiig the mince between The ond eiohiou 'i rho rlmk mid rho frouzwvull oil the uuid drawer 18. In 'he spero above the izlwof i 'londe a Secrex recepecle which is ebow/u uf; 26 aud. which is hinged to the back, or bo'iom, Wall or' Jche trunk es ei 27 und at 'ts iront end behind the pertiiion 25 es hewn. Slidebly mounted on the free end of his recepiucle 26 is e.. locking boli which normally held iii engagement with e iu 4die boli'. "E

ubie ilo: i een be iueeied under 'he rompofxle 2h and ongzigeiil Wih the upo''uro 552 iii the boiz und die leter unlocked, ullo'wi l cle so swing down io cx- 'for insertion or removal oi 2S may be enclosed in In in the ro- `evo :uiiicics or ifiii, ii/ie, i y cui.' down the height f die boei; vhe drawer lil 1.,? lower iu coi-rcihe bottom olif he rfuepfus 215 eu l. of the laitier, thus coiirruciou increased i il, b

zu; will )o apparent providing' depth rfi L overcoming' "die dieiouee Abe- 4 41 i L L' 1 '1m Y. gli 1 11 '.11 Ween ou: iop or tuo @moei lo no me mi of the iiruiilf.

rhe coverie' provided with aluminum germeot hangers 40 arranged 'to slide back und forth on ihe sido guides lll, und u bug 4:2 to hold soiled clothes is: also provided, whiie io hold e shoe bey; or he like e cruciioriu moru- 'ber i3 is mounted ou the reeks 411i extending along he sides of hetrunlr cover. in addition a hui holder i5 ie also prmidecl in che cover.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by. Leijters Patent of the United States is as foiloWsz-j n In a device of the class described the cornbinetion with a trunk comprising e top Weil and spaced side me1nbers,` of e depending cross support rigidly secured'to the top Well end to the spacedside members of vseid trunk for ieaining said side members in spaced l relation,V a plurality of superimposed drawers, the upper edge of the uppermost drawer .being adJacent the ioWer edge of seidy depending cross support when saidfdiewer is closed, e pivotally mounted rey comprising :i substantially Het botom'side and reel' mills and anopen forward end disposed besignature.

EVA Meoo'roi'inou 

